Healthy Beans
Natalie Cajic
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Looking for a nutritious alternative protein source? Look no further than pulse crops: beans, peas, lentils, and chickpeas are loaded with health benefits.
Beans, peas, lentils, and chickpeas are more than alternative protein sources. These important foods, known as pulse crops by the agricultural community, are a triple threat, delivering health, nutrition, and environmental benefits.
Simon Reynolds is a British-trained chef who takes advantage of local and seasonal foods to prepare unique dishes from scratch. Settling in Saskatoon in 2007, he started teaching cooking classes as part of his company, Simon’s Fine Foods, but was surprised to learn that his clients did not know how to cook with the province’s most abundant food crops: chickpeas and lentils.